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US US-kylobm TMC-RG1-B-041-#02
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1967-01-26 (#01), TLS Belford from Merton, 'Many thanks for your letter of the 20th. I think I would really enjoy doing a'
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- 1967 January 26 (Creation)
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1 page(s); Typed signed letter.
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(1915-1968)
Biographical history
Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a writer and Trappist monk at Our Lady of Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky. His writings include such classics as The Seven Storey Mountain, New Seeds of Contemplation, and Zen and the Birds of Appetite. Merton is the author of more than seventy books that include poetry, personal journals, collections of letters, social criticism, and writings on peace, justice, and ecumenism.
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First lines: "Many thanks for your letter of the 20th. I think I would really enjoy doing a commentary on Camus's"... Contents index: Merton to write commentary on Camus' «The Plague» / probably will not start until late summer / publishing clearance / which translation or edition to use.
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- English
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to Thomas Merton from: Belford, Lee Archer, Rev.